John Clifton, Ph.D.
Language and Culture Documentation Services Coordinator, Senior Linguistics Consultant
Degrees
- Ph.D., Linguistics, Indiana University, 1980
- M.A., Linguistics, Indiana University, 1978
- B.A., Linguistics, Anthropology, Indiana University, 1974
Current positions
- Certified Senior Linguistics Consultant, SIL International, 2012–2016, 2017–2021, 2022–
- International Language and Culture Documentation Section Coordinator, SIL International 2019-
- Adjunct Faculty, Dallas International University 2020-
- Adjunct Professor of Linguistics, University of North Dakota, 1981–
Other professional experience and service
- Editorial Board member, Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 2011-
- Consulting Editor, Journal of Language Survey Reports 1998-
- International Linguistics Consultant, 2007–2011
- Sociolinguistics Research Coordinator, SIL North Eurasia Group, 1998–2005
- Editor, Language and Linguistics in Melanesia, 1992–1995
- Series Editor, Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages, 1987–1995
Professional memberships
- Oral History Association 2014–
- Linguistic Society of America, 2007–
- Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea, 1982–
Language proficiencies
- English (eng): ILR 5
- Tok Pisin (tpi): ILR 2
- Russian (rus): ILR 1
Research interests
- Orthography
- Sociolinguistics
- Language documentation
- Languages of Azerbaijan
- Languages of Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
- Caucasus
United States